Seattle Seahawks draft history explained

This page is a list of the Seattle Seahawks NFL draft selections. The first draft the Seahawks participated in was 1976, in which they made defensive tackle Steve Niehaus of Notre Dame their first-ever selection.

Key

	= Pro Bowler
	= MVP
	= Hall of Famer

1976 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	2	2			Notre Dame
2	1	29			Florida
2	30	58			Miami (OH)
2	31	59			Georgia Tech
3	2	62			West Texas State
3	29	89			Tulsa
3	32	92			Temple
4	1	93			New Mexico
4	30	122			Georgia
4	31	123		Running back	Fisk
5	2	126			Michigan
5	29	153			Miami (FL)
5	32	156		Running back	Miami (FL)
6	1	157			Florida
7	2	184	Dick Dixon		Arkansas State
8	1	210	Larry Shipp	Wide receiver	LSU
9	2	239			Iowa State
10	1	266		Linebacker	Florida State
11	2	293		Punter	Southwestern Louisiana
12	1	320	Ron Barnett	Wide receiver	Texas-Arlington
13	2	349		Running back	Georgia
14	1	376			Northwestern State
15	2	405		Offensive tackle	Washington State
16	1	432		Guard	Georgia Tech
17	2	461	Chris Rowland	Quarterback	Washington

1977 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	14	14			Tulsa
2	2	30		Guard	Boston College
2	13	41			Kansas
2	23	51		Linebacker	Boston College
3	2	58			Oregon State
4	3	87			Idaho
4	27	111			Tennessee
6	3	142			Duke
7	2	169			Georgia Tech
9	2	225			Minnesota
10	3	254			Wichita State
11	2	281		Offensive tackle	Dayton
12	22	329			Tulsa

1978 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	9	9			Memphis State
2	8	36			Memphis State
3	7	63			Pittsburgh
5	9	119			Jackson State
6	8	146			Texas A&I
7	7	173		Safety	Arizona State
9	9	231		Offensive tackle	Illinois
10	8	258		Wide receiver	Lafayette
11	23	301		Linebacker	Miami (FL)
12	10	316			Lamar

1979 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	18	18			UCLA
2	17	45			Indiana
3	1	57		Linebacker	Washington
4	20	102			Colorado State
7	4	169		Linebacker	Boise State
9	20	240			Mississippi State
10	19	267		Defensive tackle	Jackson State
11	18	293			Michigan State
12	16	319			Jackson State

1980 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	10	10	bgcolor=lightsteelblue			Texas A&M
2	16	44			Stanford
4	14	97		Defensive end	Oregon
5	17	127			Washington
5	22	132		Defensive end	Winston-Salem State
6	15	153		Defensive end	Idaho
8	11	204			Northeast Louisiana
8	14	207			Pacific
9	17	238		Offensive tackle	Iowa
10	16	265		Offensive tackle	Grand Valley State
10	25	274			Morris Brown
11	15	292		Running back	Washington State
12	14	319		Defensive back	U.S. International

1981 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	4	4			UCLA
2	3	31			Boise State
3	2	58			Penn State
4	4	87			Brigham Young
5	3	114		Guard	South Carolina State
6	2	140			Clemson
7	4	170	Ron Johnson	Wide receiver	Long Beach State
7	20	186			Penn State
8	3	196		Running back	Brigham Young
9	2	223		Running back	Notre Dame
9	15	236		Wide receiver	Washington State
10	4	252		Running back	Savannah State
11	3	279		Running back	Colorado
12	2	306			Pacific

1982 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	6	6			Clemson
2	6	33			Texas
3	20	75			Wabash
6	5	144			Utah
7	7	174		Linebacker	Tulsa
8	6	201			Minnesota
9	5	228		Linebacker	Miami (FL)
10	7	258		Linebacker	South Dakota
11	5	284		Defensive end	Pittsburgh
12	5	311			Rutgers

1983 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	3	3	bgcolor=lightsteelblue			Penn State
5	11	123			Duke
6	10	150		Running back	Alabama A&M
7	9	177			Idaho
8	14	210			Purdue
9	12	236			Notre Dame
10	12	263			Penn State
11	11	290		Guard	Clemson
12	10	317		Offensive tackle	Washington

1984 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	22	22			Southern Illinois
2	21	49			Michigan State
3	20	76	bgcolor=lightsteelblue			New Mexico State
4	2	86			South Carolina
6	22	162		Linebacker	Arizona
7	21	189			Weber State
8	20	216			Long Beach State
9	19	243		Center	Texas
10	18	270			Tennessee
11	22	302		Offensive tackle	UCLA
12	21	329			Utah State

1985 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
2	25	53			Iowa
3	25	81			Washington
4	25	109			Missouri
5	11	123			Michigan State
5	15	128			North Carolina Central
5	25	137		Running back	Tennessee
7	25	193			Virginia
8	25	221		Wide receiver	Arkansas State
9	24	248			Idaho State
10	25	277			Arizona
10	28	280		Defensive back	Memphis State
11	25	305			Western Carolina

1986 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	15	15	bgcolor=lightsteelblue			Florida
3	13	68			Nevada
5	16	126	bgcolor=lightsteelblue			Arkansas
6	15	153			Fort Valley State
7	15	181	Paul Miles	Running back
8	17	211			Florida
9	16	237			Sacramento State
10	15	264		Defensive end	Colorado
11	14	291			UCLA
12	16	321			Miami (FL)

1987 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	18	18			Pittsburgh
2	17	45		Linebacker	Stanford
4	20	104			Oklahoma State
5	7	119			Auburn
5	19	131			Arizona
7	16	184			LSU
7	17	185			UCLA
8	21	216			UTEP
9	20	243		Linebacker	Hawaii
10	19	270			Mississippi State
11	18	297		Running back	Miami (FL)
12	5	312			Syracuse
12	17	324		Running back	Middle Tennessee State

1988 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
2	22	49	bgcolor=lightsteelblue			Miami (FL)
3	20	75		Wide receiver	Syracuse
4	19	101			Iowa
6	21	158			South Carolina
7	20	185			Ohio State
8	22	215			South Carolina State
9	21	242		Defensive tackle	Jackson State
10	20	269			Miami (FL)
11	7	284			Washington
11	22	299			South Carolina State
12	21	326		Offensive tackle	San Diego State

1989 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	15	15			Notre Dame
2	16	44			Arizona
3	15	71			Eastern Kentucky
4	17	101			Tennessee-Chattanooga
4	19	103			Southern Miss
7	17	184		Defensive back	Memphis State
8	16	211			Western Illinois
9	15	238			Connecticut
10	17	268		Running back	North Carolina
11	16	295		Defensive end	Northwestern
12	15	322		Defensive back	Long Beach State

1990 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	3	3			Miami (FL)
2	4	29			Syracuse
2	9	34			Baylor
4	8	89	bgcolor=lightsteelblue			Ferrum
5	10	119			Florida State
6	9	146		Linebacker	Notre Dame
7	10	175			Michigan State
8	9	202			Purdue
10	9	257			Valdosta State
11	10	286			Oregon
12	8	312			Vanderbilt

1991 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	16	16			San Diego State
2	24	51			Clemson
3	19	74		Wide receiver	Penn State
4	15	98	bgcolor=lightsteelblue			Georgia
5	17	128			Tennessee
6	16	155	bgcolor=lightsteelblue			Eastern New Mexico
10	16	266			Hofstra
11	19	297			Iowa
12	18	324			South Carolina

1992 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	10	10			Virginia
3	10	66			Central Florida
5	10	122			Appalachian State
6	10	150	bgcolor=lightsteelblue			Arizona
7	10	178			Appalachian State
8	11	207			Tennessee-Chattanooga
9	10	234			Boise State
10	11	263			Miami (FL)
11	10	290			Washington
12	11	319		Linebacker	Washington
12	12	320		Defensive end	Michigan State

1993 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	2	2			Notre Dame
2	1	30			UCLA
4	1	85			Kentucky
5	2	114			Hampton
7	2	170	bgcolor=lightsteelblue			Wake Forest
8	1	197			Northeast Louisiana
8	8	204		Defensive end	Valdosta State

1994 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	8	8	bgcolor=lightsteelblue			Texas A&M
2	7	36			LSU
3	8	73			Houston
4	7	110			Northeast Louisiana
7	8	202			East Carolina

1995 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	8	8	bgcolor=lightsteelblue			Ohio State
2	7	39			Colorado
4	28	126			Arizona State
6	9	180			Florida
6	32	203			North Carolina State
7	8	216			Rutgers

1996 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	21	21			Boston College
2	17	47			Tennessee-Martin
3	16	77			Rutgers
3	30	91			Fresno State
4	4	99			Georgia
4	36	131			Wisconsin
6	17	184		Guard	Florida
6	42	209			Colorado
7	16	225		Defensive end	Florida

1997 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	3	3	bgcolor=lightsteelblue			Ohio State
1	6	6			Florida State
5	12	142			Nebraska
6	11	174			Brigham Young
7	10	210		Defensive back	Miami (FL)

1998 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	15	15			Clemson
2	17	47			Kansas State
3	15	76	bgcolor=lightsteelblue			Nebraska
4	16	108		Linebacker	Nevada
6	9	162			Stanford
6	16	169			California
7	8	197		Offensive tackle	Washington State

1999 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	22	22			Saginaw Valley State
3	16	77			Washington
3	21	82			Auburn
4	20	115		Defensive end	Georgia
5	7	140			Penn State
5	19	152			Georgia Tech
6	1	170			Tennessee

2000 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	19	19	bgcolor=lightgreen			Alabama
1	22	22			Wisconsin
2	21	52			Virginia Tech
3	18	80			Florida
4	22	116			Arizona
4	25	119		Linebacker	Harvard
6	9	175		Wide receiver	Marshall
6	19	185		Defensive tackle	Rowan
6	24	190		Defensive tackle	Mississippi State

2001 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	9	9	bgcolor=lightsteelblue			North Carolina State
1	17	17			Michigan
2	9	40			Ole Miss
3	20	82			Auburn
4	9	104			Fresno State
4	32	127			TCU
4	33	128			Mississippi State
5	9	140	bgcolor=lightsteelblue		Wide receiver	Eastern Kentucky
6	9	172			LSU
7	10	210		Safety	Northwestern
7	22	222			Princeton
7	37	237			Texas Tech

2002 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	28	28			Washington
2	22	54			Oregon
2	28	60			UNLV
3	20	85			USC
4	22	120			Georgia
5	11	146			Texas A&M
5	34	169		Tight end	Northern Iowa
5	36	171			Boise State
6	22	194			Michigan State
7	21	232			Southern Miss

2003 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	11	11	bgcolor=lightsteelblue			Washington State
2	10	42	bgcolor=lightsteelblue			Arkansas
3	9	73			Hawaii
4	13	110			Iowa State
4	38	135			Arizona State
5	30	165			Syracuse
6	10	183			Tennessee
7	8	222			Nebraska
7	10	224			Kansas State

2004 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	23	23			Texas
2	21	53			Florida State
3	21	84			North Carolina State
4	20	116			Purdue
5	25	157			Colorado
6	24	189		Defensive tackle	Purdue
7	23	224			LSU

2005 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	26	26			Ole Miss
2	13	45	bgcolor=lightsteelblue			USC
3	21	85			Georgia
3	34	98		Linebacker	Clemson
4	4	105			Florida State
5	23	159			Arkansas
6	22	196			Iowa
7	21	235		Linebacker	Alabama
7	40	256		Offensive tackle	Oregon State

2006 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	31	31			Miami (FL)
2	31	63			Virginia Tech
4	31	128			Ohio State
5	31	163			USC
7	31	239			Wake Forest
7	41	249			Auburn

2007 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
2	23	55			Maryland
3	22	85			California
4	21	120			Miami (FL)
4	25	124			Georgia Tech
5	24	161			Auburn
6	23	197			Auburn
6	36	210		Wide receiver	Oregon
7	22	232		Guard	Wake Forest

2008 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	28	28			USC
2	7	38			Notre Dame
4	22	121			Texas A&M
5	28	163			West Virginia
6	23	189			San Diego State
7	26	233			California
7	28	235			Georgia

2009 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	4	4			Wake Forest
2	17	49	bgcolor=lightsteelblue			Oregon
3	27	91			Penn State
6	5	178			Rutgers
7	36	245			Rutgers
7	38	247			Oregon
7	39	248			California

2010 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	6	6	bgcolor=lightsteelblue			Oklahoma State
1	14	14	bgcolor=lightsteelblue			Texas
2	28	60			Notre Dame
4	13	111			Oregon
4	29	127			North Carolina
5	2	133	bgcolor=lightsteelblue			Virginia Tech
6	16	185			USC
7	29	236			Arizona State
7	38	245		Wide receiver	Kent State

2011 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	25	25			Alabama
3	11	75			Wisconsin
4	2	99	bgcolor=lightsteelblue			Mississippi State
4	10	107			Georgia
5	23	154	bgcolor=lightsteelblue			Stanford
5	25	156			Appalachian State
6	8	173		Cornerback	Clemson
7	2	205			Louisiana State
7	39	242		Linebacker	USC

2012 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	15	15			West Virginia
2	15	47	bgcolor=lightsteelblue			Utah State
3	12	75	bgcolor=lightsteelblue			Wisconsin
4	11	106			Utah State
4	19	114			Florida
5	19	154		Linebacker	Idaho
6	2	172			Northwestern St. (LA)
6	11	181			Kentucky
7	18	225			North Carolina State
7	25	232		Defensive end	Louisville

2013 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
2	30	62			Texas A&M
3	25	87			Penn State
4	26	123			Kansas State
5	4	137		Defensive tackle	Alabama
5	5	138			Louisiana State
5	25	158			Rice
6	26	194		Running back	Louisiana State
7	14	220			Vanderbilt
7	25	231			Harding
7	35	241		Defensive tackle	New Hampshire
7	36	242			Northeastern State (OK)

2014 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
2	13	45			Colorado
2	32	64			Missouri
4	8	108			UCLA
4	23	123		Wide receiver	Alabama
4	32	132			Boston College
5	32	172			Middle Tennessee State
6	23	199		Offensive tackle	Marshall
6	32	208			San Diego State
7	12	227			Arkansas

2015 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
2	31	63	bgcolor=lightsteelblue			Michigan
3	5	69	bgcolor=lightsteelblue			Kansas State
4	31	130			San Diego State
4	35	134		Guard	West Virginia
5	34	170			Towson
6	33	209		Defensive end	Oregon State
6	38	214			Buffalo
7	31	248			Oregon State

2016 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	31	31			Texas A&M
2	18	49			Alabama
3	27	90			Notre Dame
3	32	94			Ohio State
3	35	97			Boise State
5	8	147		Defensive tackle	Maryland
5	34	171		Running back	Arkansas
6	40	215			TCU
7	22	243			California
7	26	247		Running back	Clemson

2017 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
2	3	35			Michigan State
2	26	59			LSU
3	26	90			Central Florida
3	31	95			Michigan
3	38	102			North Carolina
3	42	106			Michigan
4	4	111		Safety	Colorado
6	3	187		Safety	Cincinnati
6	26	210			Mississippi State
7	8	226		Wide receiver	East Central
7	31	249			Oklahoma State

2018 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	27	27			San Diego State
3	15	79			Southern California
4	20	120			Washington
5	4	141			Central Florida
5	9	146			Oklahoma State
5	12	149	bgcolor=lightsteelblue			Texas
5	31	168			Ohio State
6	12	186	Jacob Martin	Linebacker	Temple
7	2	220			Florida International

2019 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	29	29			TCU
2	15	47			Utah
2	32	64	bgcolor=lightsteelblue			Ole Miss
3	25	88			Utah
4	18	120		Wide receiver	West Virginia
4	22	124			Wake Forest
4	30	132		Safety	Oregon
5	4	142		Linebacker	Washington
6	32	204			Miami (FL)
6	37	209			Florida State
7	22	236		Wide receiver	Hawaii

2020 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	27	27			Texas Tech
2	16	48			Tennessee
3	5	69			LSU
4	27	133			Stanford
4	38	144			Miami (FL)
5	2	148		Defensive end	Syracuse
6	35	214			Florida
7	37	251		Tight end	LSU

2021 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
2	24	56			Western Michigan
4	32	137			Oklahoma
6	24	208			Florida

2022 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	9	9			Mississippi State
2	8	40			Minnesota
2	9	41			Michigan State
3	8	72		Offensive tackle	Washington State
4	4	109			Cincinnati
5	10	153	bgcolor=lightsteelblue		Cornerback	UTSA
5	15	158		Defensive end	Ohio State
7	8	229			Rutgers
7	12	233		Wide receiver	Lenoir–Rhyne

2023 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	5	5			Illinois
1	20	20			Ohio State
2	6	37			Auburn
2	21	52			UCLA
4	6	108			LSU
4	21	123			Mississippi State
5	16	151		Defensive end	Michigan
5	19	154			Michigan
6	21	198			New Mexico
7	20	237		Running back	Georgia

2024 draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	16	16			Texas
3	17	81			UConn
4	18	118			UTEP
4	21	121			Michigan
5	1	136			Auburn
6	3	179		Guard	Utah
6	16	192		Cornerback	Auburn
6	31	207			Findlay

See also

• History of the Seattle Seahawks
• List of professional American football drafts

References

• Seattle Seahawks draft history at DraftHistory.com